That's a cracking rifle you've found Stanforth. The metal finish appears better quality than my standard No8 trainer's. That and the fact that you've got the screw cap for the front blades; it's got to be a match version. Although I don't think the rifles were any different in dimension's. There were some trials Match models with longer barrel; but I believe the production No8's were all the same barrel etc. (please correct me if I'm wrong)

What ammunition were you using? I ask because they can vary accuracy quite a lot between ammo brand's. I'm alway's looking to test one I haven't tried yet!

The CCI ammo seems good value; I haven't used it recently but have tested that when I first got my No8's. I'm using Geco semi auto .22 or Winchester T22 in on rifle and Eley Team in the other.

When I tested the Eley Team in the first rifle it was the worst of the 6 types tested; so when I tested the second No8 I almost didn't bother; but I had one target left so decided to finish the box of it's 15 rounds. Ended up with best result for that rifle with a ragged hole from 10 of the shots and the other 5 all nice a close at 50 metres. So now I tend to buy a batch of what's good.

I buy Blazers for one reason only They are cheap. I buy them to keep in stock for members who don't have a .22 and want to borrow a Club Rifle. At the moment we sell them to members at .70p for 10 to keep costs down. It is , however pleasing to know that they do a good job.

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